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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1617 ORDINANCE NO. 1617 AN ORDI~IANCE RELATING TO AND REGULATING TFE INSTALI,ATION AND USE OF PIPES, F~X%JR~S AND APPA~ATU2 USED OR IYTENDED TO BE USED TO CONDUCT OR CO~SUME NATUIIAL, MANUFACTURED OR MIXED GAB, IN THE CITY OF BRE~ERTON, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOE TIlE 'VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS ~HEREOF A~:[D DECLAimING AN ElefERGENCY. The City of Bremerton does ordain: DEFINITIONS S~c. 1. For the interpretation of this Ordinance, the words and terms ref- erred to in the following sections shall be defined as follows: PERSON shall include ~irm, corporation or co-partnership. Masculin~ gender shall include fera~nine [-~der. Singular shall include plural. OAS A. PL.A~E D_~ALER. One who maintains an established place of business for the installat!on, repair or retail sale of gas appliances. GAS APPLIANCE: A fi~tur, or apparatus manofactured and designed to use natural, manufactured or mixe:] gas as a fuel medium for developing ]_ight, heat or power, and shall ~nclude ranges, o!ates, gas space heaters, water heaters, ste~m and hot water boilers, ovens, Fornaces, together with ~y attachment or apparatus designed to be attached to any gas appliance, such as solid tops, pilot lights, governors, regulators and safety devices, provided, however, that noting herein contained shall bm construed to apply to tubing, appliances, appurtenances or devices used for strictly experimental or scientific purposes or to gas burning appliances for strictly industrial use. GAS VENT: A pipe designed to convey the products oY combustion from a gas appliance to a gas flue or chimney. GAS FLUE: A conduit or pipe, vertical or nearly so In direction, designed to convey the products of combostion to ~he outside atmosphere. VENTED APPLIANCE: A gas appliance designed or installed in snch manner that the products of comLustio~ are conveyed to a flu~ or chimney. ~JINOR REPAIRS: Are adjustment of appliances, replacements of parts, r~pairing leaks, and similar work. UNVENTED APPLIANCE: A gas appliance designee or installed in such a manner that the prod,~cts of combustion are not conveyed to a flue or chimney. HOUSE GAS PIPING: Any run of gas piping or Fittings installed on any prem- Ises or in any building on the outlet side of the gas meter, beginning w~thin thirty (30) inches of the meter location, or extending From gas pipes anywhere beyond said location, arid ending at the cappe~ or plugged outlets ready to connect with gas fixtures or gas appliances, but does not include the connection of the gas fixtures, gas appliances or gas meter or any portion of the gas service piping from street mains. GAS SPACE HEATER; A hea'' ~ng appliance desig~ed to develop warm air f or heat- ing purposes, and which warm afz. is not distributed from such appliance by means of ducts o~~ pipes to the room or enclosure to be teated, and which appliance is fnst- alled above the level of the floor of the room or other enclosure to be heated. GAS FURNACE: A heating appliance designed to develop warm air for general heating purposes, a~,d which warm air is distributed From such appliance by means of ducts or pipes to the room or rooms or enclosure to be heated; and also includes floor furnaces, Wall furnaces, and pipeleas I'~rnaces which do not use ducts or pipes for ~ distribution of the warm air which they generate and are ins oalled below the level of the floor of the room or space to be heated. LICENSES, P~ITS, FEES Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to Install, alter or repair any gas appliance an~/or House Cas Piping ~n~ the said City until he shall first obt~in a "Gas Appliance Daaler's License" from the City Clerk s. uthoriz~ng him to perform such work; provided, however, that any person directly employed by such licensed ~as App]~iance Dealer shall be permitted to perform such work ~y authority of his employer's license, in which case said licensed employer shall be responsible for the work so performed; an~ provided Yurther that no person licensed as a "~k~ster Pl~ber~'~ by the said City shall be rsq~ired to be licensed as a "Gas Appliance ~aler" in addition to such "[~aster Pl~_~ber's License." Section ~. Any person desiring to obtain a "Cas Appliance Dealer's License" shall pay to the Ci. ty Treasurer the s~ of ~20.00 and the City Clerk shall, upon receiving from such person a receipt issued by the City Treasurer showing payment of said sum, issue a license which shall be vali~J to a~n~i including the 30th day of J~e next succeeding the date of issuance of said license, and such person shall annuslty thereafter pay a like sum to the City Treasurer, on or before the 30th v- ~ ORD!,~ANCE t.70. 1617 (conrad) day of June of each succeeding year in order to secure a renewal~ of such lic- ense for the period from July lat. to an~.~ including June ~Oth. oI' the following year. Original licenses a~¢~ renewals thereo~.' shall be on a form to be prescrib by the City Clerk. Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to install or ca~se to be installed any gas appliance and/or House Cas pipping in th~ said City without obtain~_ng a permit from the Inspector so to do; except that no permit shall be required for work defined as "minor repairs Section 5. The Gas Inspector may issue to an individual not licensed here. under a special owner's permit, author~_zing said ind!vi~lual to instal] gas appl. ances in or about a dwelling of which sai¢~ .~nd!vidual is owner; provided, however, that ~_o such installation, authorized under such special penr. lt shall be done except personally by such owner; and, if this or any other provision hereof shall be violated %y the ho!clef of such special permit, such permit shal'. be subject to immediate cancellation by the Inspector, and the holder thereof shall be liable to the penalty hereinafter provide~d for violation of this Ordinance. Section 6. Fees for gas appliance permits shall be paid in advance and shall be computed from the mhmber of s~ch appliances proposed to be ~nsta. l!ed, follows: For each gas appliance, except warm air furnaces, and gas-Fired boiler .. Warm air furnaces, each 1 Gas-fired boilers, each 1 ezcept that, in the case of re-installation of a gas range or plate and a tank water heater in a dwelling, then the total fee for such re-lnstall, ation shall be fifty cents (~0.50). For every .,House Gas Piping Pe~_~.t issued s fee shall ~e va~.d in advance as follows: For each gas outlet ......................... ~dinimum fee ......................... 1 INSPECTORS, INSPECTIONS Section 7. The Gas Inspector shall be appointed by the City Council and he is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisio~%s of this Ordinance, and he is hereby empowered to enter ~ny building or premises for the purpose of maki~g inspection cz~ preventing violation of this Ordinar~ce; and any former or further reference in this Orclnance to the "Inspector" shall be deemed to refer to the above specified authority or authorized deputies acti~g 'under him. Section 8. The Inspector is hereby authorized to disconnect any gas appliances and/or house gas p!p!.ng which shall be found not to conform to the requirements of this Grdinance, or which may be found defect!we and such condition as to endanger life or property. ?~ere such disconnection has been made, a notice sba!! be attached to such appltanc~ and/or house gas piping which shall state that the same has been disconnected, together with the reasons therefor, and such not!ce shall not be removed nor shall the appliance and/or house gas piping be recor~ected until authorized by the Inspector to do so. Section 9. It shall be u~_!awfu! for any person, firm or corporation, excepting an authorized ager~t or employee of a person, firm or corporation engaged i.+~ the Lusiness of furnishing or supplying gas and whose service pipes supply or connect with the particular premises, to turn on or reconnect gas service in or on any pz'emlses where and when gas service is ;~ot at the time being rendered. It shall further be ~u~lawful to turn on or connect gas on or in any premises unless all outlets are properly and securely connected to appliances or capped or plugged with screwed Joint fittings. HOUSE C-AS PIPING Section 10. Only those licensed to do pllamblng or gas fitting work in the said City may install house gas piping, except that a licensed gas appliance dealer may install the necessary piping to connect gas appliances so!U by himself, with gas m~ter or gas pipes of any building, provided such piping.is not to be run or concealed within walls, partitions, or other wholly enclosed building construction spaces, and provided further that the requirements of this Ordinance for the installation of the piping are complied with, the required permits secured, and the n~cessary fees paid. The installing of piping through walls, partitions or floors constructed entirely of soli~ material with no spaces between, is not to be construed as conc~allng same within enclosed spaces. Ordinance No. 1617 (cent) Section 11. Pe~rmits for house gas piping shall show the total nt~ber of gas outlets to be provided for and such other information as may be required by the Inspector. ~ ~/~. ~_~. GAS PIPING Section l~°. All piping hereafter installed for conducting fuel or lllLunin- ating gas, and all alterations or extensions of any existing systems of gas piping in the City of Bremerton, shall be under the supervision of the Inspector and shall be tested and proved tight in his presence and to his entire satisfact- ion. All gas piping shall be installed in a workmanlike manner and in conformity with the rules and table s of length and size as herein provided, and it shall be unlawful for any person tO install any gas piping except in confoz~ity ,~,;ith the said rules and table s within any building in the City of Bremerto~. Section 13. GAS PIPE AND FITTINGS SHALL BE BEST QUALITY: All gas pipings shall be of the best quality of either wrought iron or steel pipe. All fittings used in connection therewith shall bs o£ the best quality malleable iron. All pipings shall be sound and free from defects. No cements of any kind shall be used on any gas pipes or fittings for the purpose of repairing leaks or conceal- ing defects. Gas piping shall not be painted or.covered before Inspect.ton is made and the Inspector has given his approval thereof. Section 14. GAS PIPING SHALL BE DRAINED: All gas piping shall be run as direct as possible to distributing points and shall have drainage to openings. All main lines shall have a drainage to the meter and all branch lines shall drain to the main line or to am exposed opening. Section 15. GAS PIPING SHALL BE SECORELY FASTENED: All drop openings and all wall bracket openings shall be made with bent pipe ends where practicable, and where bent drop or bracket openings are ,not practicable long drop wing ells ~ay be used. Drop or bracket openings made by screwing nipple into tee, or ell, will not be permitted. All lines of pipe must be supported, so as to prevent sags or traps and all ppenings are to be well fastened. When drops or openings are not in close proximity to studding or joist, a substantial wooden cross piece must be securely fastened to Joist or studding and pipe secured to same by pipe straps. Section 1,3. ~.~AIN RISE PIPE FBDM ~,~TER: The rise pipe or main outlet from the meter shall not be less than 3/4 inch to the first tier of joists, in all cases the lower end of rise pipe shall be ]eft so as to be readily accessible. Union fittings shall never be used on concealed gas piping. All branch connections shall be taken from the side or top of the r~nnlng lines, never from the bottom. Section 17. GAS COCKS: All gas cocks on the house side of the meter shall be provided with suitable check or stop on the key plainly indicating whether the cock is closed or open. Section 18. CONNECTIONS TO COOKING OR HEATING APPLIANCES: All supply connections to cooking or heating apparatus in hotel, rooming and !odgi~g houses, apartments and. work shops shall be made with wrought iron or steel pipe. Flexible tubing of any kind will not be permitted for such co~mecttons. Section 19. ~,~TER ROOM: All places of habitation requiring four (4) more gas meters shall be provided with a zo om in which such meters shall be set. Such room shall be used for no other purpose and in all cases unless provided with louvered window opening to the outside air, shall be provided with a ventilat- ing duct to outer air. Such duct shall be of a sectional area of not less than seven (7) square inches and shall extend to s ~ertic~l height equal to the horiz- ontal run of such d~.~ct or may continue vertically to a point above the roof of the building in wh~Ich such room is located. In rooms in which more than four meters are located, vent ducts must be ir. creased one inch in area for each add- itional meter. Ail such ducts must co~form in construction with tbs requirements of the building code or fire Ordinances of the City of Bremerton. Electric meters or switch boards shall never be olsced in the same room with gas meters. No gas pipe less than 3/8 inch inside diameter sh~ll be used in the conceale~ piping sys t~m. Section 20. FUEL OUTLETS: Fuel outlets shall not be less than 3/4 inch inside diameter. Service pipe between the building line and the meter shall he not less than I inch inside diameter. Fuel outlet shall be estimated as equaling eight 3/8 inch openings. All center drop outlets in stores saall be not less than 1/2 inch inside diameter. All gas piping installed in any building in the City of Bremerton for the conveyance of either fuel or illuminating gas shall conforn~ to Ordinance No. 1617 (cent) length and sizes in proportion to the number of openings. No gas heating appliance without suitable flue or duct connection may be operated in any living or sleeDlng room in a hotel, apartment house, lodging house or a place of assembly. Section 21. GAS HF2tTEF~S SHALL BE CONNECTED TO FLUE: Ail gas water heating devices shall when installed in any enc!ose~ room or space be connected by sheet metal pipe to a masonry flue or to a non-corrosive duct extending to the outer air in as nearly a vertical direction as possible and constructe~ in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code. Where it is imposs- ible to extend the mete! duct in a vertical direction short offsets may be made. Where practicable the change of direction must be made at an angle of not to exceed forty-five (45) degrees. Section 22. SIZE OF GAS PIPE AND LE?~GTH IN FEET PER NUMBER OF OPENINGS EACH OPENING B~ING EST!~ATED EQUAL ~0 ~}~E AREA OF ONE THREE -FIOHTH PIPE: 3~8 inch not exceeding 15 feet or fraction thereof in length, 2 openings. 1/P~ inch not exceeding 30 feet or fraction thereof in length, 4 open!nEe. 1~2 inch not exceeding 20 feet or fraction thereof in length. ~ openings. 3/,4 inch not exceeding 50 feet or fraction thereof in length~ 8 openings. 3/4 inch not exceeding 40 feet or fr~ction thereof in length, 10 openings. 3/4 inch not exceeding 30 feet o~~ fraction thereof in length, 12 openings. 1 inch not exceeding 90 feet or fraction thereof in length, 14 openings. 1 inch not exceeding 80 feet or fraction thereof in length, 16 opening~. 1 inch not exceeding 70 feet or fraction thereof in length, 18 openings. ! ~nch not exceeding 60 feet or fraction thereof ir. length, 20 openings. 1 inch not exceeding 50 feet or fraction thereof in length, 25 openings. 1/4 inch not exceeding 200 feet or fraction thereof in length, 30 openings. 1-1/4 inch not e~ceeding !75 feet or fraction thereof in length, 35 openings. 1-1/,4 inch not exceeding !~.O feet or fractfo,.~ thereof in length. 40 openings. 1-]./4 inch not exc~e~' ~°5 feet or fraction thereof in !ength~ 50 openings 1-1~4 inch not exceeding 100 feet or fraction thereof in length, 50 openings. !-!/,2 inch not e~cee~ng 250 feet or fraction thereof in length, 40 ].-1/2 inch not exceeding 200 feet or fraction thereof in length, 60 openings. 1-1/2 inch not exceeding 275 feet or fraction thereof in length, 80 1-1/2 inch not exceeding ].50 feet or fraction thereof in length, 100 openings. ~ inch not exceeding 300 feet or fraction thereof in length, 75 openings. 2 inch not exceeding ~°50 feet or fraction thereof in length, !00 openings. ~o inch not exceeding 200 feet or fraction tl~_~eof in length, l~S openings. 2 inch not exceeding 150 feet or fraction thereof in length, 150 openiz~gs. 2 inch not e:~coeding !00 feet or fraction thereof in length, 175 openings. 2 inch not exceedin~ 50 f:-~et or fraction t~ereof in length, riO0 openings. 2.-1/~ ..~ot exgeedii'~g. CO0 feet or fraction thereof in length, 300 openings. '"2-1/.2 inch ngt ex'ceding ~50 feet or fraction thereof in length, 400 2-I~2 inch not exceeding 100 feet or fraction thereof in length, 500 openings. 2-1/2 inch not exceeding 50 feet or fraction thereof in length, 600 openings. 3 inch not excee~ing 400 feet or fraction thereof ~n length, 400 openings. 3 inch not exceeding 300 feet or fraction thereof :in length, 500 openings. 3 inch not exceeding 200 feet or fraction thereof in length, 600 open!_~,gs. 3 inch not exceeding 150 feet or fraction thereof in length, VO0 openi.~,~s. 3 inch not exceeding 100 feet or fraction thereof in length, 800 openings. 3 inch not excoec~fng 50 fact or fraction thereof in length, 900 ~penings. 4 inch not exceeding 200 feet or fraction thereof in length, 1000 openings. 4 inch not exceeding 150 feet or fraction t~ereof in length, 1200 openings. 4 inch not exceeding 100 feet or fraction thereof in length, 1400 openings. 4 inch not exceeding 50 feet or fraction thereof in length, 1600 openings. Section ~o3. GAS PIPE I'~UST BE TESTED: Upon the completion of any system of gas piping, and before the floor~ are laid or the pipes and fittings are concealed, the gas fitter orother persons doing the work shall file in the office of the Inspector an application for. inspection of such system of gas pipir, g arid thereupon the Inspector shall, within one working day, cause the same to be inspected and tested with a pressure not less than si~ inches ~pon the mercury gauge. The gauge and air pump for testing shall be furnished by the gas. fittgr or other person doing the work. If the testing and inspection be satisfactory to the Inspector, a certificate of approval shall be issued by him. No meters shall be attached to any system of gas pipes previous to the issuing of such certificate. Ail concealed systems cf gas piping shall be subject to a final test with a mercury gauge at the discret~on of tile InSpector after the plastering has been completed and the floors laid before any fixtures are cor~nected theretc. Ordinance No. 1617 (cont) Section 24. GAS FLUE CONSTRUCTION: Every gas flue shall have an internal area of not less than the area of the largest vent connection inlet on any appliance plus fifty (50) per cent of the area of all other additional inlets connected thereto; provided, that in the case of a rectangular flue, the total internal area of such flue shall be increased n~t less than ten (10) per cent greater than the total area as figured above. No round gas flue shall have an internal diameter less than four (4) inches and no rectangular gas flue shall have an internal area less than twelve (12) square inches, nor any tnterna~ dimension less than two (2) inches, nor shall the width of any rectangular gas flue be more than three (3) times its depth. No gas vents shall enter a gas flue or chimney at more than ninety (90) degrees from each other on the same plane. Section 25. VENT INLETS TO GAS FLUES: Vent inlets to gas flues shall in all cases be provided by means of branch fittings, constructed of like material as such flues. Cutting of vent inlets into flues shall be prohibited. ¥~here two or more inlets are provided in any flue, such inlets shall be offset in such a manner that no section of any inlet shall be opposite to other inlets in such flue. Vent inlets not in use shall be tightly closed by means of an approved cap. Section 26. If any portion of this Ordinance be declared invalid or unconstitutional such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance which shall continue in full force and effect. Section 2?. Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding $300.00 or by imprisor~ent in the City Jail for any period not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and in addition to fine and imprisonment the license of any person licensed under the terms of this Ordinance may be suspended or revoked. Section 28. An emergency exists affecting the public peace, health and safety, and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage and publication. PASSED unanimously by the City Council, s~gned by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this llth day of April, 1945. Attest: ~layor /CI"~' ' y~.Clerk ~ta,~ Courtly of City of undersigned, do here 5y certify that Copy of Ordinance Bremer ........... .....